Keeping Hope Alive

[T]his is one scenario in which Palin could actually help, not hurt, the
Republican party: she would make the eventual nominee look much more
respectable than might be the case if he has to spend the primary
season wrestling for the Palin constituency. In other words, by
providing something to run against, she helps the party
become the kind of sensible, pragmatic, problem-focused, grown-up
organisation that might actually be worth voting for...

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